The cricketers have become household names after their spectacular show in the recently concluded women's world cup but they have not yet attracted much interest as far as sponsorship is concerned.
The hon'ble PM also posted a series of tweets before the World Cup final to wish luck to the team and to Indian team players individually.
Mithali, who has played just 10 Tests in her 18-year long international career also stressed the importance of playing the traditional format, which she termed as "ultimate test" for any cricketer.
World's highest wicket-taker in women's ODIs Jhulan also praised seamers Mansi Joshi and Shikha Pandey, terming them as match winners for India.
Mithali feels that a tournament like Indian Premier League will also help the domestic players improve their standard.
India skipper Mithali Raj finished as the second highest run-getter in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 behind England's Tammy Beaumont.
BCCI acting president CK Khanna has expressed his desire to raise the issue of hike in match fees for women cricketers after their inspiring performance in the recently concluded Women's World Cup in England.
Harmanpreet is now the second India batter to feature in the top 10 after skipper Mithali Raj, who is ranked second 10 points behind Australia captain Meg Lanning.
India suffered a spectacular batting collapse to lose by nine runs to England in a nail-biting final of the ICC Women's World Cup at Lord's on Sunday.
Highlights, India vs England, ICC Women's World Cup Final: Anya Shrubsole (6/46) produced a match-winning bowling performance that helped England beat India by 9 runs in a nail-biting final of ICC Women's World Cup 2017 at Lord's.
The 20-year old Mandhana had managed only 36 in the next six matches after getting scoring 90 and 106 in the first two games of ICC Women's World Cup 2017.
The Delhi opener feels, "Indian women reaching the final has inspired a lot of girls in the country. They are one step away from creating history."
India team skipper Mithali Raj has scored 392 runs in 8 matches for India and is the second-highest run-getter behind Australia's Ellyse Perry (404) in the ICC Women's World Cup 2017.
Former India women's cricket captain Diana Edulji said she had never seen better innings than Harmanpreet Kaur's 171* against Australia in her entire career.
India stunned six-time champions Australia to reach their second ever final of the ICC Women's World Cup and will play England in the final at Lord's on Sunday.
Pacer Mansi Joshi and I have one thing in common, we both love Kishore Kumar songs, says Sachin Tendulkar ahead of ICC Women's World Cup final.
The official Twitter handle of ICC Women's World Cup shows skipper Mithali Raj and Veda Krishnamurthy flaunting their dancing skills during India's innings against Australia in the second semi-final in Derby on Thursday.
"I saw her innings, (Harmanpreet) Kaur was superb yesterday. They will beat England in the final on Sunday," Ganguly said at Eden Gardens on Friday.
Harmanpreet's scintillating knock of 171* helped India thrash Australia by 36 runs and set a date with hosts England in Sunday's final at Lord's in London.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday hailed the performance of the women's team after they made it to the final of ICC Women's World Cup beating Australia in the second semi-final on Thursday.
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